About the South East Lowveld
Red earth and silhouetted baobabs trees set against a fiery sunset sky. Granite domes dwarf the spreadeagled msasa trees
Wild dog finds shelter in Savé Valley
African wild dogs used to range across Africa. There were once 500,000 dogs in 39 countries, but now only 7,000 dogs are thought to remain, with about 700 left in Zimbabwe.
Zimbabwe’s Dying Languages
Are Zimbabwe's languages dying?
Angels on our Shoulders
Synopsis Out of the destruction, chaos and trauma of the recent xenophobic
Cecil Rhodes: King of Diamonds
Cecil John Rhodes (5 July 1853 – 26 March 1902) was a British mining magnate, and politician in southern Africa. He was prime minister of Cape Colony (1890 – 1896) and organiser of the giant diamond-mining company De Beers Consolidated Mines, Ltd.
Chaminuka Ndimambo
A military strategist, warrior, prophet, musician and a poet, Chaminuka is one of the most revered spirits in Shona traditions. Sekuru Garikai recounts his story.
Mana Pools National Park shot in 5K
A 5K documentary film shot in Mana Pools National Park, Zimbabwe along the Zambezi River and the border to Zambia. Mana Pools is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and one of the few big game areas in Africa that guests are
Finding Mercy
Robyn and Mercy, were poster children for the new Zimbabwe. Robyn was as pale-skinned as Mercy was dark, so the girls were a symbol that all was well in Zimbabwe.
Muroyi Ndiani? (Who Is The Witch?)
What does a family do when a child starts hearing voices and acts strange? Filmmaker Lawrie Zidyana’s documentary looks back at how his family dealt with a mystery that dominated his life growing up in Zimbabwe.
State of Mind
Award winning documentary filmmaker and journalist Hopewell Chin'ono follows the work of leading African psychiatrist, Prof. Dixon Chibanda.
Nyaminyami: The Zambezi River God
The Zambezi River God and the role he plays in the lives of the people living along the banks of Africa's fourth-largest river.
Are mermaids real?
Are the half-human, half-fish sea creatures chronicled in Zimbabwean lore since time immemorial real?
Zimbabwe’s Hidden Art Community
While the surrounding hills in the Great Dyke region are scarred by years of heavy mining, there's a different kind of rock chipping going on at Zimbabwe's hidden sculpture community.
Zimbabwe’s Codeine Cough Syrup Epidemic
The cough syrup, often of the brand Broncleer, is imported illegally from South Africa, and is sold on every street corner, in bars, school yards and on busses for as little as $3 a bottle.
1 Husband, 3 Wives and 19 Children
Take a glimpse into the "blisfull" life of a polygamous family from Mbengo Village in Chipinge.
She’s Not a Boy
“She’s Not a Boy” is the story of intersex woman who fled Zimbabwe with the hope that she would finally find a place where she belonged.
Zimbabwe’s Forgotten Children
A country that was once the jewel of Africa but where the infrastructure is now in terminal collapse. Grace, Esther and Obert show us how they not only struggle to put food in their mouths but also desperately seek the
Diamonds, Gold and Greed
Zeinab Badawi travels to South Africa and Zimbabwe to see how southern Africans gradually came to grasp the destruction and suffering that would be inflicted upon them by white settlers.
The Selous Scouts (ca. 1977)
The Selous Scouts was a special forces regiment of the Rhodesian Army that operated from 1973 until 1980.
Akashinga: The Brave Ones
A story about a group of women who face down poachers in order to save Zimbabwe's most iconic wildlife.
Roora: A Dramatisation
Lobola / Roora is the customary token paid by the groom-to-be when he is about to marry his bride- to- be to his in-laws. Paying the bride price or roora is an acceptable way in the Zimbabwean culture for a
All About The Green with Dereck Chisora
London Real talk to Zimbabwean-born professional boxer Dereck Chisora.
Black People Don’t Scuba Dive
Would you go scuba diving in the Chinoyi Caves?
Lady Of The Night: Diary Of A Sex Worker
Have you ever wondered what life is like for a sex worker? Emma narrates a day in the life and plans for the future.
The Kingdoms Of Southern Africa
Zeinab Badawi travels sub-Saharan Africa to find out about the powerful kingdoms of southern Africa and their rulers from 10th to 19th century.
The Chamhembe Story
The history of Zimbabwean music is incomplete without mentioning "vapfanha vemaCD”.
Cattle, Crops and Iron
Zeinab Badawi continues her journey through the history of Africa by exploring how ancient tribes began to domesticate wild animals.
Ancestors, Spirits and God
Zeinab Badawi learns about the relationship between Ancestors, Spirits and God from communities that practice traditional African religion across the continent.
Mbira: Spirit Of The People (ca. 1990)
From traditional rituals of music and dance, through the stirring choruses of the liberation war, to the songs of the popular stars and farmers' choirs today, the people of Zimbabwe present their music.
Mugabe’s Gamble (ca. 1981)
Julian Manyon and the team from Thames Television's 'TV Eye' travel to Zimbabwe to Prime Minister, Robert Mugabe,and some of his key revolutionary allies.
How free, how fair? (ca. 1980)
With elections looming in Southern Rhodesia, a small monitoring force work to ensure free and fair elections.
Goodbye Rhodesia (ca. 1979)
Goodbye Rhodesia is a Thames Television documentary that captures the dying days of the Republic of Rhodesia in Southern Africa.
Mapungubwe (ca. 1705)
The ancient city of Mapungubwe (meaning ‘hill of the jackal’) is an Iron Age archaeological site in the Limpopo Province on the border between South Africa, Zimbabwe and Botswana. It sits close to the point where the Limpopo and Shashe